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Todos Santos Music Festival 2013

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Todos Santos Music Festival 2013 logo, Baja, Mexico

Todos Santos Music Festival 2013 logo by Gabriel Rodriguez

Festival Founder and former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck has announced the talent lineup for the second annual Todos Santos Music Festival, a ten-day music event benefiting the Palapa Society of Todos Santos, A.C. The festival, presented by The Hotel California, will be held in Todos Santos, January 10-26, 2013.

The Todos Santos Music Festival will feature ten full nights of entertainment throughout the town, including eight days of music on the patio of Hotel California, a special Alejandro Escovedo concert in the town plaza, and a large concert on the beach at Punta Lobos.

The lineup of artists, hand-selected by Peter Buck, features an eclectic array of musicians ranging from industry legends to emerging local talent. The first wave of confirmed acts includes the return of: English legend Robyn Hitchcock, rock industry super group Steve Wynn and the Baseball Project, and American rock band Scott McCaughey’s The Minus 5. The roster will also include performances by revered singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo, 90’s alt-rock darlings The Posies, indie rock artist Joseph Arthur, Chuck Prophet’s Mission Express, and breakout Mexican indie-pop group Torreblanca. The Elected, Kev’n Kinney, Jon Langford, and Ken Stringfellow will also appear, with set times to be revealed in advance of the festival.

Todos Santos Music Festival 2012 with Peter Buck, Hotel California, Todos Santos, Baja, Mexico

Todos Santos Music Festival 2012 with Mike Mills, Scott McCaughey, Steve Wynn and Peter Buck

“This festival is the most fun I have ever had playing music with the chance to perform at an amazing location with some of my favorite musicians,” says Buck. “It is an incredibly entertaining way to raise funds that give local children more educational opportunities and share a diversity of musical talent.”

Bill Rieflin, Peter Buck, Steve Wynn, Scott McCaughey and Robyn Hitchcock at the Palapa Society of Todos Sanos, Baja, Mexico

Bill Rieflin, Peter Buck, Steve Wynn, Scott McCaughey and Robyn Hitchcock at the Palapa Society of Todos Santos

The Todos Santos Music Festival celebrates the rich creative culture of the town of Todos Santos, and aims to make a difference in the community by fundraising for important local causes. This year’s festival will benefit The Palapa Society of Todos Santos A.C., which provides educational after-school programs for local children.

Tickets for all Todos Santos Music Festival events will be available for purchase on October 15th via todossantosmusicfestival.com. Detailed ticket info below:

CONCERT SCHEDULE AND TICKETING OPTIONS

 HOTEL CALIFORNIA: ($2 General Admission or $15 VIP Seating)

January 10-12:          Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 and The Minus 5

January 17, 18, 20:  The Posies and The Baseball Project

January 24, 25:         Alejandro Escovedo and Joseph Arthur

PUNTA LOBOS BEACH: (Free Admission or $75 VIP/Side Stage Tickets which include: complimentary buffet, beer and margaritas; cash bar for top shelf liquor; private tented areas and restrooms as well as expedited shuttle service)

January 19:   The Posies and The Baseball Project

TODOS SANTOS TOWN PLAZA: (Free Admission; $15 Reserved Bleacher Seating with table service; $60 VIP/Side Stage Tickets which include: complimentary buffet, beer and margaritas, and cash bar for top shelf liquor)

January 26:   Alejandro Escovedo & The Sensitive Boys, Joseph Arthur,
Torreblanca and Chuck Prophet & Mission Express

For further festival information and reserved seating tickets, visit www.todossantosmusicfestival.com or http://festivaldemusicatodossantos.com.mx.

Journal del Pacifico is proud to be a sponsor and organizer of this event. For more on last year’s festival, see our featured stories here:
http://journaldelpacifico.com/blog/festivals/music-festival/

To keep up on all the latest, “like” the Todos Santos Music Festival on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/TodosSantosMusicFestival

Additional Press
Paste Magazine: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/09/peter-buck-announces-lineup-for-todos-santos-music.html

Pollstar: http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=802761

Jam Base: http://www.jambase.com/Articles/97826/REM%27s-Peter-Buck-ProducesHeadlines-Todos-Santos-Fest

Slicing up Eyeballs: http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2012/09/19/peter-buck-solo-album-vinyl-only/

Athens Music Junkie: http://www.athensmusicjunkie.com/2012/09/catching-up-with-rem-again.html

La Estancia Vacations: http://blog.laestanciavacations.com/events/p1535/

Spanish
Sopitas.com: http://www.sopitas.com/site/178903-conoce-los-detalles-del-festival-todos-santos-en-baja-california-curado-por-peter-buck-de-r-e-m/

Me Hace Ruido: http://www.mehaceruido.com/2012/09/todos-santos-music-festival-hotel-california-peter-buck-rem/

Summer Triangle

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Sunset over La Paz bay, Baja, Mexico

Sunset over La Paz bay, Baja, Mexico

Last night I took my dog out for a stroll right after sunset. A few clouds remained over La Paz bay after the evening’s sudden rainfall, but the sky overhead was clear. I looked up at the moon and was surprised to see a perfect triangle of stars to one side.

This triangle of stars is known as the Summer Triangle. The triangle is made up of the Vega, Deneb and Altair stars. You can use the moon to locate the large Summer Triangle through late August.

These three stars should be clearly visible with the waxing, gibbous moon tonight. Step outside between 8:30 and 9 pm and look towards the moon to view the formation.

And while you’re here, check out our new Eco Adventures area on the blog. We’ve added our Surfing Santeños feature story from the Summer issue and will be adding more great outdoor activities over the coming weeks.

Jill Casty Sculptures

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Swirling Grace by Jill Casty, La Encantada, La Paz, Baja, Mexico

Swirling Grace by Jill Casty

This coming Saturday, April 21, La Encantada Galería and wine bar in the historic district of La Paz, will hold the inauguration of the first show in Mexico of the unique work of the American artist Jill Casty. Jill’s joyful sculptures of brilliantly colored fused glass combined with a variety of metals have been presented in galleries and exhibitions throughout California and in eight cities in Italy. In a previous stage of her career in the United States, she created monumental standing sculptures (up to 30 feet tall) for cities and dozens of large-scale sets of mobiles and other forms of aerial art for both commercial and civic locations.

These current works are wall-hanging pieces, like bold and dramatic paintings or collages, or standing pieces, for floor or table-top. One series has sets of up to nine glass fusions, the color-rich expressiveness of the layered textures of the glass interacting in ensembles with the metals. A second series includes single glass fusions combined with sculptural metal surrounds or affixed to stone or metal bases. Some of these “solos” explore a new horizon, bold and large single images of flowers, abstracted as harder-edged glass “paintings.”

As critics on two continents have defined the central quality of the sculptures, they are a joyful celebration of the grace and beauty that still can be found in the turmoil of the modern world—a lyrical expression of the harmony that can be maintained between the natural world and the world of modern materials and technology.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. La Encantada is located on Belasario Dominguez between 5 de Mayo and Constitución, one block up from the malecón. To see more of Jill Casty’s work, visit: http://www.jillcastyglassart.com/